Richardson number

noun

A dimensionless number expressing the ratio of buoyancy to flow shear in a fluid flow.

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Meanings

nounRichardson number (plural Richardson numbers)

plural Richardson numbers

  1. fluid mechanicsclimatologyA dimensionless number expressing the ratio of buoyancy to flow shear in a fluid flow.

Origin

Named for Lewis Fry Richardson

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Richardson number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richardson%20number

MLA

“Richardson number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richardson%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Richardson number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richardson%20number.

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